The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-08-06
Current Events.

A. by vote Ot Oh. hSniey, Souse''"
five received 1888 Travelyan's victory
,is felt 10 Conservative circles 10 be the sew
crest blow To the Unionists yet experience
ed. Each side attached supreme import
snce TO the election as the rrst tosgn'
siuce the general election between diau
.tonisns and Liberal Unionists, the other
contest having been between conservatives
AMI GlsCstoniaus. The leaders W norm
sid.s actively joined In the fray Inc "a
iOuists expected Travelysn wbuiu 10 re
turned, bat they We're also connient OF
reduction Of the former Glaustonian ma
iority, which would prove the beginning
of a reaction In Scotlsnd from faith N
Gladstone issues. The immense increase
In the Gads,Onian vote has caused panic
among theG. When the result Of the cleo
ton became kn)wn 10 the house the mem
hers deserted the benches, and iockei to
the Hobbies, where they earnestly discuss
ed inc p,litic.l outlook. Home rulers
were jubilsnt. The ministerialists admit
that A moditsc stion of the governments
Irish policy is probable, under this con
elusive proyf ut the spread of Gladstonian-
Ism, Sic Geo Travelyan, 10 spsech the
same evening, said his victory made II next
20 i'm possible for tho government 10 pro-.
claim the Irish National league and that
the election LARGELY settled the Irish quas.
lion. HsncefortR Ireland must be treated
In spirit of Cancellation Kindness aud con-
fidence The spirit of justice Ia the peo.
Die themselves Is coming to the relief vi
.,reland, and DOT slawiy, either.
The boodier tTsis at Chicago are draw
ing rapidly ta a close, the evidence 'or the
state having closed on Friday last; stwhich
time the town was sorprised ~ the surren.
der of Khlehm, president OF the BOARD Oh
commissioners, VIII, just before a''1 )urn-
ment entered plea of guil'y. Inc plea
shook the conf lence of the rest OF the
defendants to aGegree; uut no Others toi
lowe! his example. q ginning on ,nday
the case for the defence was .ntue, follow
cd on Thursday al6 yesterday by the
arguments. -,
II .Gri.rle, as believed last week, did
escape fran Chicago on Saturday night
week or board the schooner Blake. In
spite of tie belief of the police and the
nsyspipsrs that If 90 board the Blake he
woult. be egarhaule6 At the straits rs he
passed through, the Blake sailed through
hose water Ia broad daylight, at | o'clock
In the morning and not q soul OF the mul'
tituGiSous watchers discovered her On
Sunday the schooner arrived at Port
Edwards out opposite Port Huron, Mich.
She was sighted IN Lake Huron by a tub
with officers and reporters aboard. in tow
along with the schooner Marsh The OIL
GERS tug ran alongside the Marsh and while
talking with the officers, the tow line of
the Blake WAS let go as desired. The
Blake was Just pulling into American
water, when yawl boat w2s.lowered from
the Blake on the opposite side and Nc.
.Garigle and sailor pulled awsy from the
schooner 10 the Canadian shore and escap-
ed. Since then Mc<Aarigle hes been en-
loving himself in Canada, sometimes In
hiding, more frequently "to be seen OF
men," and appears not TO be particularly
worried by the situation. He says he Will
90 back to Chicago when "things are hxed
up" to suit him. As his case does not fall
within the list Of cases for eEt-adltion,
Mac" can safely say, what are you going
to do about it. In the meantime Dr. ST,
John half owner of the Blake, a Canadian
subject, has been placed under arrest on a
charge Of obstructng the course OF justice.
On Wednesday a new aspect was placed on
the case By the attem pit OF one Baxter OF
New Y0rk to have McGarigle arrested In
Canada Oh charge Of conspiracy. Baxter
charges that M"Garigle, while Chief of
Chicago golice, placed his picture 10 'the
"rogue's gallery" with the purpose OF
running his reputation. The case is seven
wears old, but as this ts an extraditas.e
olfense, Il serves the purpose, and as "A
consequence, when the Eews reached him
NcGarigle may promptly disappear
stock a hesdsr" 90 to speak. The ST. Cath
arines magistrates, however, refused to
back the Baxter warrant snd as the Mon
treal authorities will not Interfere, Nc
Gar gle is sase,enough from that source;
and unless Canada choose TO give him up
as Spain gave up Tweed there is no hope
of forcibily getting him out OF the Domin-
lion.
A rumor was pu. afloat from Gelesburg
TO the effect that Judge Craig, 9ust prior to
his departure for Old Orchard Beach, Me 4
had said the Supreme Court had decided
not TO grant new tfial In the Anarchist
cases taken up on writ OF error, that soonaiter
the case was heard the court came to this
decision, end ass gned one of their number
TO write the Opion, which Is not to be made
public until the September term at Ottawa.
The repor. ia worthless, nc doubt
Rradstrss.s has made an examination
ito find the amount OF "lnslsbole WheA. ~
the U. s. CARRIED over July /, 1887 and
1883, in connection with official reports of
the visible supply and found as follows:
"The invisible wheat discovered In the
United States amounts to about 81 ,O0OOoo,
against 80, O09Gs0 year ago. These fig
ures, with the government report OF invisi-
BILE wheat on March l, last shows that the
lstters report on the quantity of wheat
harvested In 1886 was at Least .SOOOOO
bushels too small beyond question, ii cur
rent estimates of population are TO be relied
upon. Again, we fud that tie Invisible
supply of wheat (thx back Of fhe wheat
officially reported as visible) is S,C00 900
bushels less that on jay 1, 1886, Is a 0oO,-
900 bushels Less than tSo years ago, ~ OoO-
600 bushels less than on July l, 1884,
~ 900 600 bushels less tsan four years ago,
but is 1900 600 bushels larger than on
July /, 1881. We have now the smallest
invisible supply of wheat since 1882, when
il amounted to Is 900 900 bushels, and when
the total of visible wheat and flour and In
visible wheat was only 81 Gee 900 bushels.
The Illinois Ayr. Dept. in report July
Both says that the drought has seriously
affected!growingcrops,a and the prospects for
corn in Illinois are quite diseouraging.
Counties in our own neighbmhood are